Strategies to Reduce Mortality Among Children Living With HIV and Children Exposed to HIV but Are Uninfected, Admitted With Severe Acute Malnutrition at Mulago Hospital, Uganda (REDMOTHIV): A Mixed Methods Study

Strategies to Reduce Mortality Among Children Living With HIV and Children Exposed to HIV but Are Uninfected, Admitted With Severe Acute Malnutrition at Mulago Hospital, Uganda (REDMOTHIV): A Mixed Methods Study

BackgroundChildren living with HIV (CLHIV) and children who are exposed to HIV but uninfected (CHEU) are at increased risk of developing malnutrition. Severely malnourished children have high mortality rates, but mortality is higher in CLHIV/CHEU. This study aims to investigate whether empiric use o...

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Main Authors: Victor Musiime, Andrew Kiggwe, Judith Beinomugisha, Lawrence Kakooza, Josam Thembo-Mwesige, Sharafat Nkinzi, Erusa Naguti, Loice Atuhaire, Ivan Segawa, Willy Ssengooba, Jackson K. Mukonzo, Esther Babirekere-Iriso, Philippa Musoke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
HIV
HIV exposed children
severe acute malnutrition
mortality
antibiotics
Africa
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.880355/full

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